S t e v e Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 string dampener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Wow! Well done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 $90? WTF mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Owl Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 $20-30? Sure. $100? Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Tari Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I hope it's better then the last string lube they came out with. The dampness took off the caluse from the tip of the finger. I Had to stop useing it after a week. my fingers started hurting after it was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 $90? WTF mate! that works out at about £50 for me, about the price of a good quality pedal...but no need for batteries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Reggie Wooten uses a type of string dampers. You can get a bag of them at the grocery store for about $2.99 My comment before was in regard to your Gary Moore cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I dampen the strings by laying my hair on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Is this a wind up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I use my cat........works great.................. An interesting device is the new Evertune device......interesting thingee......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I use my cat........double post..sorry, my studdering's back..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 What most players do is use a hair band or something. Check out the vids on youtube of Andy James and you'll see what I mean. It dampens the strings in the exact same way, costs less and doesnt look stupid when not in use. Hope this was helpfull :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Interesting......i've often wondered if such a product were made. I use the heel and/or side of my pick hand ....... Blues and "Honky Tonk" don't require much tapping, but I do hammer on/pull offs...and a BIT of tapping, and use my inner fore-arm as a damper then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Isn't that cheating? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete c Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Isn't that cheating? ;) my thoughts exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 My comment before was in regard to your Gary Moore cover what one? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 I dampen the strings by laying my hair on it. i wish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Is this a wind up? no, no batteries or mechanical/moving parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I dampen the strings by laying my hair on it. I do that too to make weird banjo-ish sounds. It sounds cool with a gated fuzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Isn't that cheating? ;) Unless you're strictly a two handed tapper, Jennifer Batten used something similar in the 80's when she was playing with Michael Jackson. This is not a new idea, I belive there was also a Chet Atkins model Gretsch that came with one by the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Yep I've played one of those Gretschs with the dampener by the bridge. It's a pretty useless contraption if you ask me. I couldn't get it to sound even decent with that thing. Maybe I was using it wrong. My memory is a little hazy on that but I believe there is a seperate dampener for the EAD and GBE strings. Maybe it's supposed to mute them altogether.. I don't know. I'm sure Chet did something cool with it. I think the Jaguar and / or the Jazzmaster had a little removable dampener. Everybody took them off immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Isn't that cheating? ;) Hehe I was gonna say "How about just playing better?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Hehe I was gonna say "How about just playing better?" Yup Hendrix didn't need a string dampener... jus sayin [lol] [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Yup Hendrix didn't need a string dampener... jus sayin [lol] [lol] Stevie boy doesn't like Hendrix anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Johnny Cash used a dollar bill woven through the strings just in front of the bridge or a match book cover. Paul McCartney used a piece of foam under the bass strings in the studio at times. Look close at his bass in this video, you can see it at the very beginning of the song at about 53 seconds into the song and at 1:51 it is starting to fall out, it looks like a third pickup under his hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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